Terry has something a bit like it cluttering up a cupboard - for
fishing not lacemaking!
It's an old fishing reel attached to the handle part of an old fishing
rod; I think it was used for transferring fishing line from one reel to
another which is why it has a second clamp for attaching a second reel.
It doesn't have have the pointed end, just the inner ferrule where it
would have been attached to the rest of the fishing rod. See:
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/fishingrod.JPG
Maybe the original owner of this one had some sort of aperture, or even
soft ground, that the spike could be inserted into whilst the spool was
being turned.
Brenda
On 3 Sep 2008, at 01:19, Adele Shaak wrote:
I don't recall seeing any responses to this post - maybe everybody
else is flummoxed, too? I think it's part of a fishing rod - possibly
you stuck a reed on the "spindle" part to make a full-sized rod - but
I'm just going on my imagination and have no real knowledge.
I certainly can't think of any way this contraption could be used for
lacemaking.
Adele
North Vancouver, B.C.
(west coast of Canada)
Any ideas on what this item is on ebay?
http://tinyurl.com/59c2ku
Item number 320292495309
described as: "Vintage Pimative wood lace maker spindle & spool reel"
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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